diff --git a/extension/data_loader/mman.h b/extension/data_loader/mman.h
index 26a9ee08067..fb6fe4fd39b 100644
--- a/extension/data_loader/mman.h
+++ b/extension/data_loader/mman.h
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ ET_INLINE off_t get_mmap_offset(size_t offset) {
   return static_cast<off_t>(offset);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Hint the kernel to prefetch pages eagerly and to optimize for sequential
+ * reads. Intended to reduce page-fault stutter during model initialization
+ * when the caller does not want to mlock the pages into RAM.
+ */
+ET_INLINE void madvise_pages_willneed_sequential(void* addr, size_t len) {
+  ::madvise(addr, len, MADV_WILLNEED);
+  ::madvise(addr, len, MADV_SEQUENTIAL);
+}
+
 #else
 
 #define NOMINMAX
@@ -80,4 +90,13 @@ ET_INLINE uint64_t get_mmap_offset(size_t offset) {
   return static_cast<uint64_t>(offset);
 }
 
+/**
+ * No-op on Windows: there is no direct equivalent to madvise(MADV_WILLNEED |
+ * MADV_SEQUENTIAL) and the existing mman_windows shim does not implement one.
+ */
+ET_INLINE void madvise_pages_willneed_sequential(void* addr, size_t len) {
+  (void)addr;
+  (void)len;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/extension/data_loader/mmap_data_loader.cpp b/extension/data_loader/mmap_data_loader.cpp
index 5d77b67cc59..b07c8dd7d62 100644
--- a/extension/data_loader/mmap_data_loader.cpp
+++ b/extension/data_loader/mmap_data_loader.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ Result<FreeableBuffer> MmapDataLoader::load(
     // No need to keep track of this. munmap() will unlock as a side effect.
   }
 
+  if (mlock_config_ == MlockConfig::UseMadvise) {
+    madvise_pages_willneed_sequential(pages, map_size);
+  }
+
   // The requested data is at an offset into the mapped pages.
   const void* data = static_cast<const uint8_t*>(pages) + offset - range.start;
 
diff --git a/extension/data_loader/mmap_data_loader.h b/extension/data_loader/mmap_data_loader.h
index c0496a39d4b..2bbdd96013b 100644
--- a/extension/data_loader/mmap_data_loader.h
+++ b/extension/data_loader/mmap_data_loader.h
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ class MmapDataLoader final : public executorch::runtime::DataLoader {
     UseMlock,
     /// Call `mlock()` on loaded pages, ignoring errors if it fails.
     UseMlockIgnoreErrors,
+    /// Use madvise(MADV_WILLNEED | MADV_SEQUENTIAL) instead of mlock.
+    /// Tells the kernel to prefetch pages eagerly and optimize for
+    /// sequential reads, without pinning them in RAM.
+    UseMadvise,
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/extension/data_loader/test/mmap_data_loader_test.cpp b/extension/data_loader/test/mmap_data_loader_test.cpp
index df071fd7474..e08001af245 100644
--- a/extension/data_loader/test/mmap_data_loader_test.cpp
+++ b/extension/data_loader/test/mmap_data_loader_test.cpp
@@ -244,6 +244,12 @@ TEST_F(MmapDataLoaderTest, InBoundsLoadsSucceedUseMlockIgnoreErrors) {
       MmapDataLoader::MlockConfig::UseMlockIgnoreErrors);
 }
 
+TEST_F(MmapDataLoaderTest, InBoundsLoadsSucceedUseMadvise) {
+  // There's no portable way to verify madvise() is called, but exercise the
+  // path to make sure the code still behaves correctly.
+  test_in_bounds_loads_succeed(MmapDataLoader::MlockConfig::UseMadvise);
+}
+
 TEST_F(MmapDataLoaderTest, FinalPageOfUnevenFileSucceeds) {
   // Create a file whose length is not an even multiple of a page.
   // Each 4-byte word in the file has a different value.
diff --git a/extension/module/module.cpp b/extension/module/module.cpp
index ec7236276f5..0b95a86ac1e 100644
--- a/extension/module/module.cpp
+++ b/extension/module/module.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,17 @@ runtime::Result<std::unique_ptr<runtime::DataLoader>> make_data_loader(
           std::move(*res_mlock_ignore));
       break;
     }
+    case Module::LoadMode::MmapUseMadvise: {
+      auto res_madvise = MmapDataLoader::from(
+          file_path.c_str(), MmapDataLoader::MlockConfig::UseMadvise);
+      if (!res_madvise.ok()) {
+        return res_madvise.error();
+      }
+      data_loader =
+          std::make_unique<std::remove_reference_t<decltype(*res_madvise)>>(
+              std::move(*res_madvise));
+      break;
+    }
   }
   return data_loader;
 }
diff --git a/extension/module/module.h b/extension/module/module.h
index 08a68b2676b..5f2c30bbfbe 100644
--- a/extension/module/module.h
+++ b/extension/module/module.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class Module {
     MmapUseMlock,
     /// Use memory locking and ignore errors.
     MmapUseMlockIgnoreErrors,
+    /// Use mmap with madvise(MADV_WILLNEED | MADV_SEQUENTIAL) hints.
+    MmapUseMadvise,
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/extension/module/test/module_test.cpp b/extension/module/test/module_test.cpp
index 7e1d657094c..1e010504789 100644
--- a/extension/module/test/module_test.cpp
+++ b/extension/module/test/module_test.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,23 @@ TEST_F(ModuleTest, TestLoad) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(module.is_loaded());
 }
 
+TEST_F(ModuleTest, TestLoadMmapUseMadvise) {
+  Module module(model_path_, Module::LoadMode::MmapUseMadvise);
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(module.is_loaded());
+  const auto error = module.load();
+  EXPECT_EQ(error, Error::Ok);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(module.is_loaded());
+
+  auto tensor = make_tensor_ptr({2, 2}, {1.f, 2.f, 3.f, 4.f});
+
+  const auto result = module.execute("forward", {tensor, tensor, 1.0});
+  EXPECT_EQ(result.error(), Error::Ok);
+
+  const auto expected = make_tensor_ptr({2, 2}, {2.f, 4.f, 6.f, 8.f});
+  EXPECT_TENSOR_CLOSE(result->at(0).toTensor(), *expected.get());
+}
+
 TEST_F(ModuleTest, TestLoadNonExistent) {
   Module module("/path/to/nonexistent/file.pte");
   const auto error = module.load();